Sectional radiator cover



Aug. 15, 1933. Q NussER 1,922,603

SECTIONAL RADIATOR COVER Filed March 31, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 22 24 & 18 '74 2' K 26 0 Mussel" 1445 6 9g)? C -%ZM27 Aug. 15, 1933f Q NUSSER 1,922,603

SECTIONAL RADIATOR COVER Filed March 51, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m 11 24 .mii 2 x9 awuemboz Patented Aug. 15, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT or ies SECTIONAL RADIATOR COVER Otto Nusser, Newark, N.-J. Application March 31, 1931. Serial No. 526,595

3 Claims. (01. 237-49) This invention .relates to improvements in radiator covers or shields, and it is the principal object of my invention to provide a cover made in single sections so as to allow the construction of a cover for radiators of varying lengths, heights and widths.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a radiator cover the sections of which are each composed of perforated or non-perforated, ornamented or non-ornamented, plates held together by means of a plurality of strips or cover elementsfor the adjoining ends of the plates and corner-brackets to firmly hold the single sections together.

A further object of my invention is the provision of a sectional radiator cover having either full front and back or fullv front and end walls and a shortened rear wall, one of the end walls having a recess for the passage of steam pipes or valves etc., while in its interior the upper part of the cover carries a water receptacle to which access is had through the top of the cover.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a sectional radiator cover of comparatively simple and therefore inexpensive construction, yet durable and efficient in operation.

These and other objects and advantages of my invention will become more fully known as the description thereof proceeds, and will then be specifically defined in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a sectional radiator cover constructed according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the same on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view on line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 illustrates in perspective view the assembling of the frame for the radiator cover.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the assembled radiator cover.

Figs. 6, '7, 8, and 9 are detail views of the frame bars used in the construction of my novel and improved radiator cover. 7

As illustrated the radiator cover is composed of a plurality of sections allowing the construction of the cover in any size for radiators of varying heights, widths, and lengths.

Each section comprises a plate 10 preferably square and provided with a plurality of holes 11. The plates have their margins in a lower plane than the plate bodies, as at 12, and partly overlapping each other as at 13. Strips 14, having strengthening ribs and. flattened ends 16,

perforated at 17 are used to connect the angular corner pieces 18 and the angular corner pieces 19 which have at both ends raised perforated sockets 20 allowing the passage of fastening screws 21 and having at their outer side faces strengthening ribs 22.

The front and end plates are connected at their meeting ends by means of the strips 23 having one of their ends flattened, as at 24 and perforated at 25, while their opposite end carries a raised socket 26 perforted for allowing the passage of the fastening means 27 carrying nuts 28 at their inner ends as shown in Figure 3, the outer faces of the strips 23 carry also parallel spaced strengthening ribs 29. .Beneath the top of the sectional cover a water container 30 to which access is had through a door 31, is arranged, and the openings 11 allow evaporation of the water.

The lowermost section on one end of the cover is recessed as at 32 to allow the passage of the steam pipes, valves or the like while feet 33 support the cover.

At the corners triangularly arranged sockets 34, 35, 36, connected by a similarly shaped plate 37 are provided to strengthen the same.

In use the plates 10 with their openings 11, for instance in the construction of the top, are connected with one another by means of the strips 14 and the perforated and flattened ends of the strips are covered by the angular corner pieces 19 with their raised and perforated sockets covering the flattened ends with perforations of sockets and ends in alignment. By passing screws 27 through these aligned perforations and placing nuts on their inner ends the plates are united.

The end faces, front and rear sides are constructed and assembled in a similar manner. It will be clear that in this manner a radiator cover fitting any size of radiator may be readily constructed.

It will be understood that I have described and shown the preferred form of my cover only, as one example of the many possible ways to construct the same, and that I may make such changes in the construction of the minor details thereof and in its general arrangement as come within the scope of the appended claims without departure from the spirit of my invention and the principle involved.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: r

1. A sectional cover for radiators, each of its sections composed of a plurality of substantially square, perforated plates angularly disposed to one another to form the top-, sideand endwalls of the cover said plates having raised center parts and lower margins adapted to overlap when assembled,-strips having flattened and perforated ends placed on the overlapping margins of the plates of two adjoining sections, angular corner strips having perforated ends placed on the adjoining ends of the plates forming the top-, sideand end-Walls, and on said first named strips, bolts passing through the perforations in said ends and strips, and nuts on Said bolts to hold the same in place.

2. A sectional cover for radiators,'each of its sections composed of a plurality of substantially square and perforated plates having raised center parts and lower perforated margins forming the top, sideand end-Walls of the cover, uniting strips covering the overlapping margins of two adjoining sections and having flattened and perforated ends, angular corner strips, perforated sockets formed in said corner strips, screws passed through the perforations of said corner strips and margins, and through said uniting 'margins, forming the top-, endand side-walls of the cover, the ends of the plates of two adjoining sections overlapping, angular corner pieces having perforated ends to unite the plates forming the side-, topand end vvalls at their adjoining edges, cover strips to cover the overlapping ends of the plates of two adjoining sections, raised perforated sockets at the ends of said cover strips and strengthening ribs interperforations of cover strips, corner strips and plates to unite the assembled'pa'rts to form a cover, feet formed with the lower end sections, one of the lower end sections recessed for the passage of a steam pipe. I

V OTTO NUSSER.

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